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Message started by Patti on Aug 3^rd, 2012, 10:44am

Title: Bike Mount for an Android - Fail
Post by Patti on Aug 3^rd, 2012, 10:44am

I recently acquired my first "smart phone" and decided I wanted to try using it for GPS on my rides. First, I discovered that it is much better to have an Iphone than an Android if you want to find readily available accessories. Every store in the country has a wall full of accessories for Iphones because they are uniform. Androids, on the other hand come in every conceivable size, shape and configuration. Alas, my provider does not carry Iphones and therein begins my problem. I began my search locally but only found a couple of mounts that might work. They looked cheap and/ or unstable and I couldn't find anyone that could tell me if they would actually work so I passed. Online searching yielded better results and I thought I'd found the perfect mount on Ebay. Listed as specifically usable for the Samsung Galaxy S2, I ordered one with eager anticipation. The mount had to travel from the UK so it took about a week to get it, only for me to discover that it does not fit my phone. I double checked the ad to make sure I hadn't misread it. No, it clearly lists the mount as being for an SGS2. A bit perturbed, I fired off an email to the seller, expressing my unhappiness at having a mount the is quite worthless for my phone. I haven't yet heard back from the seller. It will be interesting to hear what they say. Yesterday, however, I had a moment of epiphany at the Radio Shack which left me even more annoyed, but not at the seller in Britain. I stopped in to pick up a pack of screen savers for my phone. When I told the young lady behind the counter what I needed she asked what kind of phone I had. I told her then she asked what provider I use. Puzzled I asked why that was relevant. Turns out that, while several carriers sell Samsung Galaxy S2 phones, they each make them slightly different. Of the three models she had at Radio Shack ( Sprint, Verizon and AT&T), none were the same size as mine and none of the screen savers fit my phone. This explains a lot about the mount but makes trying to find one even more of an annoyance. Now, I not only have to find a mount for a SGS2 but I also have to make sure it fits a T-Mobile SGS2. DANG! At this point, I think I'll just stick with my Sigma computer and dead reckoning.

Title: Re: Bike Mount for an Android - Fail
Post by JimFPU on Aug 3^rd, 2012, 12:00pm

As a pilot, dead reckoning ALWAYS works! And the last time I flew (some time ago) the FAA was still at the point where GPS was an auxiliary navigation system, even though everyone used it as a primary.

Title: Re: Bike Mount for an Android - Fail
Post by Monkeywrangler22 on Aug 3^rd, 2012, 3:00pm

Performance Bike in Plano on 75 had a nice one last time I looked. It was made to take many different shapes of phone and the mount appeared stable. I use a gps on mine bike though.

Title: Re: Bike Mount for an Android - Fail
Post by rmillay on Aug 3^rd, 2012, 4:50pm

I use a universal mount for my Razer: A saddlebag. [smiley=wink.gif]

Title: Re: Bike Mount for an Android - Fail
Post by kenbent6 on Aug 3^rd, 2012, 6:30pm

I have NO gps, that is why I ride with the Clowns around White Rock lake. Can't get lost that way!!! GO CLOWNS! [smiley=deadhorsebeat.gif]

Title: Re: Bike Mount for an Android - Fail
Post by jcsadowski on Aug 3^rd, 2012, 7:25pm

I saw one at (gasp) RBM. My Android EVO3D fit in it.

Title: Re: Bike Mount for an Android - Fail
Post by jayg on Aug 3^rd, 2012, 8:22pm

kenbent6 wrote:

I have NO gps, that is why I ride with the Clowns around White Rock lake. Can't get lost that way!!! GO CLOWNS! [smiley=deadhorsebeat.gif]

We don't need no stinking GPS. Our leader, Clown #1, has two GPS units on his bike. All we have to do is follow him. :D

Title: Re: Bike Mount for an Android - Fail
Post by Denman on Aug 5^th, 2012, 10:44pm

I've got a handful of Handy Andy's; you may want to try one.
http://mediacdn.shopatron.com/media/mfg/10078/product_image/thm/t300_1b47f9e3db703fd96efef966acaa65cd.jpg?1332188412